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Ticketmaster Customers: Free Money Awaits You

You read that right: if you purchased any ticket from Ticketmaster between the dates of October 21, 1999 and October 19, 2011, you’re entitled to a retroactive refund of $1.50 per ticket. If Ramen is your main dietary staple, congrats! You won’t go hungry for another week.

The news comes from a class-action lawsuit filed against Ticketmaster for deceptive practices (shocking!), profiting off of “processing fees” which were misrepresented to customers. Ticketmaster also got knocked for shady hikes to UPS express delivery charges, a subclass of the suit which rewards you with a cool $5 per ticket on your past orders that were shipped via UPS Express. Both refunds come in the form of vouchers redeemable against future orders (max two per order).

Full information, including eligibility and redemption procedures, can be found on the Ticketmaster Refund Litigation site. You’ll have to be a little bit patient, though – refunds won’t…